Through a series of events, two strangers find themselves railroaded into an anger-management class, where they soon become fast friends. Iris is there because of a meltdown on a crowded flight, whereas Ken got caught defacing library books with rude (but true!) messages about his former boyfriend. Ken enlists Iris to infiltrate his ex-boyfriend's life, and Iris dispatches Ken to work himself into the confidences of her own boyfriend.

Nina is a young woman who falls in love with her new roommate, George, even though he's gay and loves her purely as a friend. When Nina becomes pregnant, she realizes she'd rather raise her child with George than with her boyfriend, a decision that forces the threesome to explore the fine line between love, sex, and friendship.

A collection of twenty-eight essays celebrates the friendships between straight women and gay men and includes contributions by Andrew Solomon, Simon Doonan, and Cindy Chupack.

"What makes the friendship between straight women and gay men so special? And why can these friends of the opposite sex connect so quickly and communicate so effortlessly? Whether they are commiserating about love lives or trying to figure out which "team" a desirable man "plays for," straight women and gay men can always turn to one another for the straight scoop on the opposite sex. And they can always count on each other to say, 'you look fabulous,'...

As Magdalena's (Emily Rios) 15th birthday approaches her working class family prepares for the all important "Quinceanera"--a lavish coming of age celebration. To help with expenses, Magdalena is forced to wear a hand me down party dress and abandon her dream of arariving in a Hummer limosine. When her father discovers she's pregnant and refuses to believe the incredible truth--she's actually still a virgin--Magdalena moves in with her elderly Uncle...